Sixteen of Mexico's finest fiction writers born after 1945 are collected in this compelling bilingual anthology, offering a glimpse of the rich tapestry of Mexican fiction, from small-town dramas to tales of urban savagery. Many of these writers, and most of these stories, have never before appeared in English. Readers will meet an embalmed man positioned in front of the TV, a mariachi singer suffering from mediocrity, a man's lifelong imaginary friend, and the town prostitute whose funeral draws a crowd from the highest rungs of the social ladder.The writers that Mexican editor Alvaro Uribe selected for this volume are deeply engaged in the literary life of Mexico and include prominent editors, translators, columnists, professors, and even the young founder of a new publishing collective. Between them they have received dozens of prizes, from the Xavier Villaurrutia prize to Guggenheim fellowships and other international awards.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
ISBN-13
9781564785145
eBay Product ID (ePID)
86565919
Product Key Features
Book Title
Best of Contemporary Mexican Fiction
Author
Alvaro Uribe
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
2009
Number of Pages
529 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
839g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Latin American Literature
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Alvaro Uribe
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